Yemen, Rep.'s gross fixed capital formation, private sector (current LCU) was 619.18 billion in 2018, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 17.2% from 528.31 billion in 2008 (1.6% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 619.18 billion | 2018 |
| Five years earlier | 517.07 billion | 2013 |
| Ten years earlier | 528.31 billion | 2008 |
| Highest | 619.18 billion | 2018 |
| Lowest | 4.91 billion | 1990 |
| Average since 2009 | 360.85 billion | 2009–2018 |
| First recorded | 4.91 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2018, Yemen, Rep.'s gross fixed capital formation, private sector (current LCU) rose 211.2% on 2017 (from 198.95 billion to 619.18 billion).
Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2017), the average change was +27% and a typical year strayed about 56.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 211.2% in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was 78.1% in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2009 to 2018 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 5% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
What this measures
Private investment covers outlays by the private sector (including private nonprofit agencies) on additions to its fixed domestic assets. Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 29 values
| Year | Gross fixed capital formation, private sector (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 619,184,720,900 |
| 2017 | 198,952,859,600 |
| 2016 | 91,293,814,900 |
| 2015 | 99,119,857,200 |
| 2014 | 452,006,707,500 |
| 2013 | 517,066,697,000 |
| 2012 | 457,275,480,800 |
| 2011 | 236,621,785,000 |
| 2010 | 516,292,919,100 |
| 2009 | 420,686,522,300 |
Gross fixed capital formation, private sector (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Bahrain — 4.71 billion (2024)
- Djibouti — 141.53 billion (2024)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 1.2 trillion (2025)
- Lebanon — 28.12 trillion (2024)
- Pakistan — 11.27 trillion (2025)
- Saudi Arabia — 1.29 trillion (2025)
- Syrian Arab Republic — 2.66 trillion (2022)
More economic policy & debt data for Yemen, Rep.
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$4.05 billion (2023)
- Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$198.89 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom (current US$) — US$122.16 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$1.82 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$4.15 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$4.15 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$4.15 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Yemen, Rep.'s gross fixed capital formation, private sector (current LCU)?
- 619.18 billion in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 12,521% from 4.91 billion in 1990 (18.86% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 619.18 billion in 2018 and the lowest 4.91 billion in 1990.
- Is the latest change in gross fixed capital formation, private sector (current LCU) unusual for Yemen, Rep.?
- In 2018, Yemen, Rep.'s gross fixed capital formation, private sector (current LCU) rose 211.2% on 2017 (from 198.95 billion to 619.18 billion). Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2017), the average change was +27% and a typical year strayed about 56.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.FPRV.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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